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What is organs are apart of the digestive system?
Mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
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What are characteristics of the mouth?
Has saliva and teeth for mechanical digestion
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What are characteristics of the pharynx?
It is funnel-shaped passageway that connects nasal cavity and mouth to the stomach and lungs
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What is the epiglottis?
a flap that flips down to cover the entry to the trachea during swallowing
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What are characteristics of the stomach?
It produces gastric acid and has enzymes that work in a low pH to digest foods
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What are characteristics of the small intestine?
There is valve to present acid from burning the esophagus; digestion continuous and nutrients are absorbed
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What are characteristics of the large intestine?
Water is absorbed and fecal matter is released
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What three things do cells need to survive?
Oxygen, water, and nutrients
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What is the basic process of energy absorption in cells
Food is digested
Sugars are transported into the cell
The cell breaks down the molecules in the mitochondria to produce ATP
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What are the basic functions of the cardiovascular system?
To transport blood, gases, and nutrients to cells
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What is the basic function of the respiratory system?
Oxygen transfer
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What is the basic function of the excretory system?
To filter cellular wastes
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What is urine?
Combination of uric acid and cellular wastes
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How do single celled organisms release and absorb cellular nutrients and wastes?
They use their permeable membrane to release and absorb wastes and nutrients
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What is the goal of cellular respiration?
To produce atp
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Do cells absorb monomers or polymers?
Monomers of macromolecules; the point of digestion is to break down polymers into monomers
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What are cells?
Basic unit of life
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What scientist invented the microscope?
Robert hook; after inventing the microscope he decided to name the organisms he saw cells
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What year did Robert hook invent the microscope?
In 1665
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How does a light microscope work?
Uses a light and dual magnification system to enlarge images passed through specimens
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How much does a light microscope enlarge by?
100x
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What structures can we see using a light microscope?
Most plant and animal cells, the nucleus, most bacteria and the mitochondria
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How does an electron microscope work?
It uses electrons to reflect the image of small molecules
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What objects are visible using acne electron microscope?
Viruses and some bacteria
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How much magnification does an electron microscope have?
About 100,000 magnification
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What are the two types of electron microscopes?
Transmission and scanning
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What is the main function of transmission microscopes?
The electrons go through the specimen to see the internal structures
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What is the main function of a scanning microscope?
Electrons bounce off the surface of the microscope to get the general shape of the image
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What are the two types of cells?
eukaryotic and prokaryotic
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What is the cell theory?
All living things are made up of cells, cells are the basic units of life, and new cells are produced from existing cells
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What is correlation between a cells volume and surface area?
As a cell increases in size it's volume increases faster than it's surface area; if there is not enough surface area not enough food can enter and the cell dies
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What are prokayotic cells?
Cells that lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
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Where do bacteria exist in the human body?
Outside the cells
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How do bacteria damage a host?
They produce toxins and chemicals that damage the cells
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What are some common bacterial shapes?
Coccus, bacillus, and spirochete
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What is the coccus shape?
spherical
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What is a bacillus bacterial shape?
rod
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What is a spirochete shape?
Spiral shaped
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What is the basic structural components of a bacterium?